辽宁省大连市金州区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末教学质量检测英语试卷

金州区2023-2024学年上学期期末教学质量检测试卷 八年级英语 2024. 1 (本试卷共45道题 满分90分 考试时间90分钟) 考生注意：所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在本试卷上作答无效。 第一部分 选择题 (共50分) 一、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分；满分40分) 第一节 阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Fire safety tips HOW to prevent the fire? 1. Do not cook without an adult. 2. Put a smoke alarm in your house. 3. Be careful around stoves and fireplaces. 4. Never play with matches(火柴) or lighters(打火机). WHAT to do in a fire? 1. Don't use the lift! 2. Make sure you are safe before you call 119 for help. 3. Stay close to the floor with a wet cloth to keep away from the smoke. Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. 4. Stop! Drop! Roll! If your clothes catch fire, do these three things immediately! Stop! Running and walking can make fire worse. Drop! Get down on the ground. Cover your face and eyes. Roll! Roll over and over until the flames(火苗) are out. 1. In order to prevent a fire, we'd better . A. use matches, not lighters B. keep a smoke alarm at home C. cook meals with your classmates 2. Try to in a fire. A. use the lift B. stay close to the smoke C. cover your face with something wet 3. If your clothes catch fire, you should . A. call 119 for help immediately B. follow the“stop, drop, roll”rules C. run as fast as you can to stop the flames 4. The text is probably from . A. a safety handbook B. a news report C. a science magazine B Have you ever read Charlotte's Web, a famous novel written by E. B. White? It is a story about a spider. She made friends with a pig and helped him. Wilbur was an unlucky pig. When he was born, he was so small that the farmer Mr. Arable decided to end the pig's life. Luckily.Wilbur met the lovely and kind-hearted farmer's daughter Fern, she stopped him from killing Wilbur and asked her father to give her the cute pig as her pet in a barnyard(谷仓). Fern loved Wilbur more than anything. Wilbur grew day by day and made many friends in the barnyard. They are ducks. sheep, a spider and so on. Of all these friends, Wilbur's favorite is Charlotte,a beautiful grey spider. As the days went by, Wilbur grew and grew. He ate three big meals a day. He spent long hours lying on his side, half asleep, dreaming pleasant dreams. He enjoyed good health and he gained a lot of weight(体重). One day, the old sheep told Wilbur that he would be killed for his meat as Christmas dinner this year. Wilbur turned to Charlotte for help. Day after day the spider waited, head-down, for an idea to come to her. Hour by hour she sat there, deep in thought.Finally, she had the idea of writing words extolling for Wilbur, such as“a famous excellent pig”in her web(蜘蛛网). She makes the farmer believe that Wilbur is some kind of supernatural(神奇的) animal, too important to kill. Thanks to Charlotte's efforts, Wilbur not only lived but also won a special prize(奖项).With the help of Charlotte, Wilbur became the only pi g to see the spring. Usually, many people are afraid of spiders, but the writer made a spider the hero of the book.Charlotte did everything in her power to keep Wilbur alive, but Charlotte was so tired that she finally died. The novel showed how a strong friendship could last through the worst times. 5. Which is Charlotte? 6. The underlined word“extolling”in Paragraph 4 means“ ”. A.支持 B. 崇拜 C. 赞美 7. What is Charlotte like? A. Boring and careful. B. Calm and clever. C. Worried and angry. 8. What can we learn from the passage? A. Fern was very kind and she was the hero of the book. B. A friendship could last stronger through the hardest times. C. Wilbur was such a supernatural pig that everyone loved it. c Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented(发明)by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day, Shen Nong was boiling (煮) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and stayed there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so. one of the world's favorite drinks was invented. ② It is said that nearly 5.8 million tons of tea was produced around the world in 2018. In Turkey, tea has become the most popular hot drink. People in Ireland drink cups of hot tea to get through the foggy winters. Tea drinking in the UK began in the eighteenth century.Businessmen introduced the drink from China as something very expensive. But now tea is a common drink in the UK. ③ It's a big part of many cultures around the world. You probably know that people in China use top-grade tea to show respect(尊重) when receiving important guests. The British tradition of afternoon tea is an important part of that country's culture. ④ It has been used from old times to modern day. It is also found today that tea can prevent(预防) heart disease and so on. Hot or cold. bagged or loose-leaf, tea is not just a drink. It's a social custom and also a magic medicine,a link to the past and a way of life. 9. Tea was invented by . A. some Chinese scientists 5000 years ago. B. a Chinese ruler Shen Nong by accident. C. a Chinese farmer while he was boiling the water. 10. After reading, we know that . A. Tea is a very expensive drink in the UK now. B. People in Turkey drink hot tea to get through foggy winters. C. The afternoon tea has become an important culture in British. 11. Which is the right order of the headings in paragraph ②③④? a. Tea is also a medicine. b. Tea is more than a hot drink. c. Tea is popular all over the world. A. abc B. bac C. cba 12. What can be the best title of the passage? A. A great story of tea B. An introduction of tea C. The advantages of tea D ①Do you dream of riding in a flying car? Your dream might come true. Companies are making flying cars a real transportation choice. The machines will fly by themselves. Expert say that will make them safer than common cars. ② People in Dubai could soon be flying to work in air taxis. The Ehang 184 can fly for 30 minutes. It runs on battery(电池) power. It takes one person. Air-taxi riders use an app on their phone s to ask for a flight. ③ The Ehang 184 is one of several new flying machines. Such machines are known as VTOLs. That stands for“vertical(垂直的) takeoff and landing”. VTOLs are lifted into the air with the help of electric fans. VTOLs are quieter and cleaner than helicopters(直升机). ④ In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in charge of(掌管) air transportation. The FAA must do many things before it can approve (批准)VTOL flights. It must write safety rules. It also needs to come up with traffic rules. It needs to make sure low-flying machines don't have accidents. ⑤The FAA has approved the testing of a VTOL called the Transition . It runs on gas(石油). It travels on the ground and in the air. The wings were in when the low-flying cars are on the ground. They came out for flight. ⑥Carl runs the company that makes the Transition. His company has also produced a VTOL called the TF-X. He thinks everyone will be able to own a TF-X one day. But it will take more than10 years to make it happen. ⑦ For now, the world is watching to see how soon Dubai's flying taxis get off the ground. 13. Ehang 184's power comes from . A. gas B. the battery C. the sun 14. The FAA . A. must make new traffic rules. B. is in charge of all transportation. C. produced a VTOL called a TF-X. 15. Which of the following is right? A. Flying taxis are widely used in Dubai now. B. Everyone will be able to have the Transition soon. C. Some VTOLs can travel in the air and on the ground. 16. What's the structure (结构) of the passage? 第二节 阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 Nature Walk is walking through nature while feeling the atmosphere(环境) around. 17 Nature walk can help you find beauty in every little thing and a deep love for nature. Feel the Air 18 Just feel the soft touch of air passing through your fingers and hair. Let nature hug you and break all the worries. Air has a special smell of freshness in it. Sometimes there is a smell of mud(泥土). And sometimes it could be flowers or leaves or other things. Listen to the Sounds Pay attention to all the sounds you can hear around you. 19 It seems that every part of nature is talking to each other but not humans, until we find this harmony(和谐) during our nature walk. Touch the Leaves Touching the leaves is another way to communicate with nature. This Nature Walk idea is great fun to learn. 20 You’ll even find the differences not only have something to do with sizes but also colors if you watch them carefully. A. You can smell the flowers in the air. B. Sit in nature, close your eyes and take a deep breath(呼吸). C. You can be surprised to watch different shapes and sizes of the leaves in autumn. D. You will notice the enjoyable sound of birds singing and the rustling of leaves. E. You can smell the air, listen to the sounds and feel the touch of the rocks, leaves. mud or anything.二、完形填空 (共10 小题;每小题1分,满分10 分) 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 People call the Chinese diving(跳水) team a“a dream team”. It has been a world-class team in the early 1990s. It still has a bright future these days with Quan Hongchan, a new diving star. The 16-year-old girl 21 walked to the edge of the diving platform (跳台) and turned around. Seconds later, she jumped from the water after a flawless(没有瑕疵的)407C—the dive she is good at. Because of her 22 performance, all seven judges awarded her a perfect score of 10 points. China's Olympic champi on Quan Hongchan won the women's 10m platform gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Nine years ago, the young girl was playing hopscotch(跳房子) with her classmates on the playground when a coach, Chen Huaming, 23 her. He found her talent on 24 and thought that she could jump higher and further. His judgment turned out to be correct. Before theHangzhou Asian Games, Quan was 25 an Olympic champion. In some ways, Quan is like any normal teenager. She loves dolls. Her favorite doll is a blue one, and her elder brother gave her as a gift. She keeps it on her bed, a quiet 26 that is always there to help relieve(释放) her bad feelings. Unlike her peers(同龄人), the young div er needs to train really hard and has to 27 her family's living condition(状况). Her family live in Maihe Village of Zhanjiang, and her parents have five children to 28 with the little money from an orchard(果园). To make matters worse.her mother was disabled in a traffic accident in 2017. As a result, Quan has grown up to be 29 and hardworking. She couldn't even swim before she went to the sports school,30 she was the first among all the new students to step onto 10m platform. When asked if she was scared at the time. she answered.“I didn’t think about it that much. I just closed my eyes and jumped.” 21. A. proudly B. quickly C. confidently 22. A. interesting B. excellent C. relaxing 23. A. accepted B. noticed C. agreed 24. A. swim B. dive C. jump 25. A. already B. neither C. never 26. A. family B. friend C. coach 27. A. improve B. increase C. raise 28. A. teach B. help C. feed 29. A. difficult B. polite C. brave 30. A. and B. but C. so 第二部分 非选择题 (共40 分) 三、语篇填空。 (共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分) 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顾、连贯。 Large cities are great places to live. They have the nicest schools, biggest companies and 31(good) hospitals. However, they are too crowded to live in, as people who grew up elsewhere often move to large cities for school or work. But Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is thinking about paying people to leave the city. It's planning 32 (offer) 3 million yen( 175,000 yuan) to every resident(居民) who decides to move and find work elsewhere. This is 33 the city is getting too crowded. Tokyo has a total population of 38 million. The number of people moving to the area is 34 (great) than the number of people who leave for the last 22 years. About one out of every three people in Japan lives in Tokyo. This has put a lot of pressure(压力) on transportation, hospitals and other public services. In addition. there has been a population drop in other parts of Japan. For example, villages and towns in the countryside are 35 (main) old residents these days. Schools are closing down and there are no young people left to work on farms. For many years, Japan's government has tried to move people away 36 the capital and help rebuild the countryside. This is part of 37 programme called“revitalization(复兴) of regions”. Some local governments have used tax cuts to encourage companies to leave Tokyo. Many large cities across the world have tried to control(控制) the 38 (grow) population.For example, Beijing is moving some of its markets and 39 (factory) to Hebei province and the city of Tianjin. This allowed its population to fall for the 40 (one) time in 17 years in 2017. 四、阅读与表达。 (共4小题,41-43小题, 每小题2分, 44小题4分; 满分10分) 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example of writing. Good reading tips: Try to read at the right level. Read something that you can ( more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting. Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don't have to write them down while you read.Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read and mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them. Try to read regularly (有规律地). For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday, Fix(固定)a time to read and keep it.You can read for fifteen minutes before you go to bed, or after you get up or at lunchtime. Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like,because it is important to enjoy what you read. Therefore, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspaper. There are many English newspapers in China, for example, 21*CenturyTeens. It is easy enough for you to understand and also there is always something interesting in it. 41. How many good reading tips are there in the passage? 42. According to the passage, what. should you do before looking up the new words? 43. What kind of English books are right for you to read? 44. Which tip is the most helpful for you? Why? Write 30 words or more. 五、书面表达。 (满分20分) 45.你收到一封来自美国笔友Jack 的email，信中提到他计划在寒假时去你的家乡旅游。请你写一封回信，向他简单介绍家乡的情况并适当给与旅行建议。内容提示： (1) What might the weather be like? (2) What should he bring? (3) Your advice and reasons for food and places. 要求：1.60个词左右。开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.文中不得出现真实的姓名及学校名称。 Dear Jack, It's good to hear that you may visit ... Yours, Wang Lu 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$